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RAVPower RP-WD03 FileHub is NEW upgraded Filehub Plus, 6000 mAh power bank, portable travel router, SD card USB reader and a media streamer. 1) Supporting to reading USB hard drives up to 8TB and SD/SDHC/SDXC cards up to 256GB. 2) Perfect for when you need to free up space for Android or iOS devices. 3) Up to 5 mobile devices can connect simultaneously allowing you to stream media from the SD or USB drives, or you can directly share files between two different storage devices. 4) As a portable router, you can turn any wired network and make it wireless, or connect it via a DSL or cable modem and it will act as a regular router. 5) Act as WiFi extender, If you connect it to an existing Wi-Fi network, you can share hotspot access with all your friends and families - perfect for hotels or places you each need to pay for internet access. Please note: 1) Due to the limitation of the Apple iOS system, you can ONLY access the Photos folder on your iPad/iPhone; Filehub is currently unable to sync with media files stored in iTunes to USB storage devices due to digital rights management (DRM). 2) Does not work with Mac formatted hard drive.

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I ordered this product with some uncertainty as to whether it would perform the tasks I intended, so if you are unsure as to the functionalities and compatibility of this product as a photographic tool, maybe this will help. I plan on taking this with me to the Annapurna circuit in a few weeks and I will update my review when I get back from testing it long term.Originally I was looking at the HyperDrive Colorspace UDMA 3 as a way to transfer video and photo files from my SD cards to a hard drive without lugging a laptop on a trek at 18,000 feet; however, it is over five times the price of the FileHub and has a fixed amount of storage. I'm a filmmaker and use an Atomos Ninja Flame with my Panasonic GH4, so I have a bunch of fast SSDs lying around. All I really wanted was an ultralight and portable direct connection between my SD cards and an SSD to allow me to offload and view files. It appears that the FileHub Plus (along with my iPhone) will serve this purpose, with only a couple drawbacks. To clarify, I intend to use this device with the following workflow:

1- fill an SD card with photos/videos2- plug the SD card in one side of the FileHub and a USB SSD dock into the other side3- connect my iPhone to the device's WiFi and use the FileHub App to copy the SD card contents onto a solid state drive4- confirm the transfer completed successfully5- eject the SD card without clearing it, and archive it in another person's pack for redundancy (I will be bringing about 600GB of SDXC cards)6- transfer select photos and videos from the SSD to my iPhone at my leisure7- Open my favorite images in LR Mobile to edit and export as full-resolution social media updates while on the road

Pros:-File transfer seems to work with all of the formats used by my GH4 (**NOTE that you cannot seem to view RAW formats in the FileHub App, though they do show up as files just fine. Movie files do work, though the frame skipping while streaming on my phone very noticeable).-The built in battery allows me to back up an SD card as soon as its full, wherever I am, even if my phone is dead.-It is small and lightweight; this is a much more appealing option than bringing a laptop into the backcountry for the sole purpose of data backup.-Compared to the Colorspace, I have expandable storage (i.e. I can bring however many internal style SSDs I want, and fill them sequentially)-Cheap!!! Even without an SSD installed, the Colorspace and equivalent products are around $250-Additional functionalities like being a WiFi router are a nice touch (though not a primary use for me)

Cons:-The app has a proprietary feel to it, and the occasional misspelled word within its interface is not very reassuring when you are depending on it.-As I stated earlier, I cant seem to view RAW formats through the app (see update below about pairing with LR Mobile).-Streaming video from the SSD is incredibly laggy with the built-in WiFi (though you can transfer the file to your mobile device, or use established WiFi to remedy this; I also found increasing the cache size helped significantly).-Compared to the Colorspace, I am slightly more worried about long-term reliability and the fidelity of the backup (though there IS a 'failed transfers' menu, which gives me some semblance of peace of mind that it would alert you to an issue). Reliance on my phone to offload media is the point of failure that concerns me the most, as does the large price divide between the two products to some degree -- in my experience you get what you pay for.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TL;DR : This small cheap device plus a phone or tablet will allow you to transfer files between an SD card, a hard drive, and your phone/tablet in pretty much any way you desire, all while completely off-grid. Just don't expect to use it to screen dailies to a producer via internal WiFi streaming from your USB storage. As a means of replacing a computer for nothing more than file transfer when weight savings are a priority, look no further.

*UPDATE: Using the FileHub to transfer RAW files to my phone I have been able to successfully open and edit them in Lightroom Mobile, even with finicky Panasonic .RW2 files. I have not yet found a way to edit the .MOV clips on my phone, but I'm not sure my iPhone could handle 4k editing anyway, so that's fine for what I am trying to do.

This thing is actually pretty amazing. We take road trips a lot and I wanted something that would allow my boys to watch movies on the go. In past, I typically used a large LCD with a laptop connected to it and they could pick a movie. Now that they are getting older, agreeing on what movie to watch is half the battle. Not anymore, thanks to the RAVPower FileHub. Since they all have ipads, I simply had them download the RAVPower app and connect to the RAVPower’s wireless network. They can each launch the app on their ipads and pick whatever movie or TV show that they want based on what I have stored on the hard drive.

The app: The app is very straight forward in my opinion. I tested it on ipads, android phones, a Windows laptop via Chrome browser, and an android tablet. I like that they have a Guest option and an Admin option for login. I use this to allow my boys access to age appropriate videos, and my wife and I access to the rest. This also prevents my boys from messing with the actual settings of the RAVPower, which can be done mostly through the app. Very handy. The only con in my opinion is that guests can delete videos.

Streaming: We pumped out 4 simultaneous streams without issue; all of us watching a different show of our choosing. I tried USB3 drives, USB2 drives, thumb drives, mechanical drives, SSD drives. All of them worked without issue. The app does cache a bit of the movie (configurable in the app up to 2GB) and I did notice that the 4th person to connect had a bit longer loading time, but we are talking a matter of 3 to 4 seconds more. Not long at all. I read somewhere that up to 5 simultaneous streams are supported. I hope to test this soon.

Types of vids: I was able to play .mp4, .mkv, and .avi without issue from within the app. Super easy. No more video conversions just to make a certain device happy.

Wireless Router: I wanted this for the video playback but the wireless router features is the icing on the cake. I was using a Verizon MiFi in the van before as a wireless router, but I couldn’t prevent my boys from traversing to the internet, not easily at least, which would use valuable data. With the RAVPower, my boys can use it as a wireless router to connect their ipads on the go and play LAN style games. When I want the RAVPower to have internet access, I can simply go into the app and connect the RAVPower to the Verizon MiFi. When we get to a hotel, I can connect the RAVPower to the hotel. No more walking around to multiple devices and connecting everyone individually. Very cool.

Battery: This is what makes this product a better fit for the van than anything else I have tried. My boys can turn it on at the beginning of a day out and the battery will keep it powered on every time the van is turned off. My van shuts off the charging ports 10 minutes after the key is pulled out of the ignition. This is great to prevent battery drain, but is hard on other solution that I have tried, such as a media streaming PC, when someone forgets to shut it down first. Since the RAVPower has its own battery backup essentially, it’s no longer an issue.